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Kuaiji, Juzhang County

Xie Zhan was discussing matters with his subordinates. At this time, his subordinates came to report, "Grand Governor, the King of Jin gave Qu Tao to Pingzhou!"

"What?" Xie Nan exclaimed.

"And it's for free!" the subordinate who came to report emphasized. The rumors are going crazy outside, and even if he doesn't say anything now, the Governor will still know about it later.

Jiang Boya looked at Xie Zhan.

The Pingzhou Expeditionary Force currently only occupies Dongtai County and Jiangdu in Xuzhou, facing the sea to the east and Qutao to the south.

When they encircled and suppressed the King of Jin, they asked Xie Wei to lead troops and deployed heavy troops on the northwest sides of the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force.

They all felt that Pingzhou would attack Qutao sooner or later and capture Qutao.

Unexpectedly, Qu Tao did fall into Pingzhou's hands, but in such an unexpected way.

Xie Zhan pinched his eyebrows and understood that King Jin was planning to take the initiative to shrink the front line. The talented retainers under the command of the King of Jin are not just idlers, but there are still capable people.

Hearing this, Xie Nan was not angry, "Pingzhou has become a freeloader."

They worked so hard to attack the East China Sea, and this city should be theirs.

Jiang Boya said in his heart that it seemed understandable that the imperial court had beaten King Jin so hard and that King Jin had given the edge of the city to Pingzhou when he was shrinking the front line.

If it had been anyone else, he would have done this just to vent his anger and disgust the court.

General Liu Mao said, "Great Governor, the troops that King Jin has withdrawn from Qutao will definitely be invested in other cities. In this way, the defense of these cities will increase, and it will become more difficult for us to attack the city."

Xie Zhan said, "Inform Dong Guowei and Wei Kuang to speed up the encirclement and suppression."

"As for the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force, don't worry. Pingzhou's food route has been cut off. It doesn't matter how much territory the King of Jin gives them." Xie Zhan said calmly.

Hearing this, everyone's confidence instantly soared. Yes, without supplies, what if the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force is capable?

It's just two autumn grasshoppers hugging each other.

After discussing the matter, Xie Zhan let everyone disperse.

At this time, he was the only one left in the meeting hall.

Different from the calm and powerful expression he showed just now, he was looking at the map now with his brows furrowed.

Xie Zhan always knew that there was not much time left for him.

Now that King Jin has made this move, he has to admit that it is the right move.

In addition, his original strategic plan was to quickly destroy the King of Jin and then encircle and suppress the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force. Now it seems that the strategic plan may need to be adjusted.

When fighting, especially in defensive warfare, the size and depth of the territory are very important.

Now if the King of Jin can give the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army the first city, he can give it the second! He had to defend.

Another issue is the issue of food and fodder for the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army. In addition to the food supply route by ship, is it possible to supply the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army on land? Xie Zhan thought it was impossible because he deployed heavy troops on the northwest sides of the Pingzhou Expeditionary Force and did not find any grain and grass transportation teams.

In this case, unless King Jin was willing to help them, as far as he knew, King Jin was not rich in food and grass.

Xie Zhan finally decided to speed up the attack. In the world of martial arts, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken, and the same is true in battle. If they can destroy King Jin with the power of thunder, it will be much easier to deal with the Pingzhou Expeditionary Army. They cannot give time for the two to make peace together!

In addition, after Jiang Boya came out, he thought about it and went to Dong Jichuan's place.

When Xie Zhan went to the East China Sea, he took Dong Jichuan with him.

He thought about it later and felt that such a counselor should not be placed in the rear.

First of all, he has not conquered it yet, and secondly, in order to conquer it, the restrictions on him are not strict. If Dong Jichuan had bad intentions, he could easily mess up his rear.

So before setting off, he felt it was inappropriate and took it with him.

When Jiang Boya arrived, he found Dong Jichuan pruning a dwarf pine with a pair of small scissors.

"You are still comfortable." Jiang Boya sighed.

Dong Jichuan didn't even raise his head, "You can do it too."

"I can't do it. I was born to work hard." Jiang Boya shook his head, looking sad.

Dong Jichuan was happy, "Are you worried that the King of Jin gave away a city in Pingzhou for free?"

Jiang Boya rolled his eyes at him, not surprised that he knew about this, after all, it was spread outside. Besides, is he worried about the fact that the King of Jin gave Pingzhou a city for free? He was worried about the hidden dangers behind him.

Needless to say, this news must have come from King Jin, and the purpose was to anger them.

Jiang Boya was right. This news was indeed spread by the King of Jin. After Qin Zhao, Guo Chong and others knew about it, they only added fuel to the fire.

"Don't worry, it's too early to worry now."

This kind of thing will probably happen again in the future.

Both are smart people.

Of course Jiang Boya understood what he had not said.

"Brother Dong, are you really not considering joining the army of the Governor?" Jiang Boya changed the subject.

Dong Jichuan replied with all his might, "King Cheng's body is still cold, so I don't want to think about it now."

Jiang Boya stared at him and asked, "Brother Dong, tell the truth, do you want to vote for Pingzhou?"

"You said this, not me." Dong Jichuan neither admitted nor denied it.

Jiang Boya went to Pingzhou. He now saw that Pingzhou would be a serious problem for the imperial court and the governor.

"I admit that Pingzhou is good, but since ancient times, there have been many people who have done something good, but how many have succeeded?"

"The Dali court has gone through two hundred years. Although there are various shortcomings, the country's heritage is there." It can withstand the creation, and the behemoth cannot fall easily.

"Now that we have the assistance of General Xie, Dali is expected to prosper again. Now is the time for you and me to make achievements."

Dong Jichuan smiled at Jiang Boya's persuasion and said, "Objectively speaking, in terms of the current situation, the court and Pingzhou have a fifty-fifty chance."

The court and Pingzhou are actually the relationship between a sick tree and a sapling. The sick tree needs a dead tree to come back to life, and the sapling also needs an opportunity to grow into a towering tree.

"I admit that General Xie is extremely wise, but the one in Pingzhou is not bad either." Just look at the performance of the Pingzhou expeditionary army.

Dong Jichuan, Jiang Boya and others can vaguely see that Xie Zhan wants to take the path of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, although he has no signs yet.

Jiang Boya frowned. Dong Jichuan actually gave such a high evaluation?

"Pingzhou has a shallow foundation. Most of those who have emerged and occupied high positions in Pingzhou are from Pinghan. They have no experience in governing local areas." It will inevitably take a detour.

Sometimes, a booming emerging power can die prematurely with just one wrong decision made by the decision maker.

In general, Jiang Boya is more optimistic about the court. No, it should be said that he is more optimistic about the court assisted by Xie Zhan.

"If you say so, then so." Dong Jichuan shrugged and stopped arguing with him.

Only one chapter tonight, good night everyone.